# Error in runtime

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-in-runtime/28559>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Created:** [September 9, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-in-runtime/28559 "2019-09-09T12:59:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carlyle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/carlyle/32/10196_2.png) [@Carlyle](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Carlyle)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-in-runtime/28559/1 "2019-09-09T12:59:44Z")

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Hello,

When trying to use the documentation tab, before I even start using Julia in atom, I type something, press enter to do a search, and I get the following error:

julia\> ┌ Warning: `compare(dist::PreMetric, s1::AbstractString, s2::AbstractString)` is deprecated, use `compare(s1, s2, dist)` instead.  
│ caller = score(::String, ::DocSeeker.DocObj, ::Bool) at DocSeeker.jl:46  
└ @ DocSeeker C:\Users\Carlyle.julia\packages\DocSeeker\PZWMc\src\DocSeeker.jl:46  
┌ Warning: `compare(dist::PreMetric, s1::AbstractString, s2::AbstractString)` is deprecated, use `compare(s1, s2, dist)` instead.  
│ caller = score(::String, ::DocSeeker.DocObj, ::Bool) at DocSeeker.jl:47  
└ @ DocSeeker C:\Users\Carlyle.julia\packages\DocSeeker\PZWMc\src\DocSeeker.jl:47  
┌ Warning: `compare(dist::PreMetric, s1::AbstractString, s2::AbstractString)` is deprecated, use `compare(s1, s2, dist)` instead.  
│ caller = score(::String, ::DocSeeker.DocObj, ::Bool) at DocSeeker.jl:52  
└ @ DocSeeker C:\Users\Carlyle.julia\packages\DocSeeker\PZWMc\src\DocSeeker.jl:52  
Internal error: encountered unexpected error in runtime:  
TypeError(func=:getfield, context=“”, expected=DataType, got=\<?#00000000372722C0::\<?#0000000037272300::Core.Compiler.IRCode(stmts=\<?#000000003726D7B0::\<?#000000003726D810::0000000000000000\>\>, types=\<?#000000003726D900::\<?#000000003726D960::0000000000000000\>\>, lines=Array{Int32,17jl\_type\_error\_rt at /home/Administrator/buildbot/worker/package\_win64/build/src/home/Administrator/buildbot/worker/package\_win64/build/src\rtutils.c:118jl\_type\_error at /home/Administrator/buildbot/worker/package\_win64/build/src/home/Administrator/buildbot/worker/package\_win64/build/src\rtutils.c:125  
jl\_f\_getfield at /home/Administrator/buildbot/worker/package\_win64/build/src/home/Administrator/buildbot/worker/package\_win64/build/src\builtins.c:650  
Julia has exited. Press Enter to start a new session.

I hope this is enough information.

Cheerios,  
Carlos